# CVE-2017-7741: In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac\_buffer\_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In libsndfile before 1.0.28, an error in the "flac_buffer_copy()" function (flac.c) can be exploited to cause a segmentation violation (with write memory access) via a specially crafted FLAC file during a resample attempt, a similar issue to CVE-2017-7585.

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## References

- https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/commit/60b234301adf258786d8b90be5c1d437fc8799e0
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/11/libsndfile-invalid-memory-read-and-invalid-memory-write-in/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04

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